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Old 11-09-2012 | 05:24 PM
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I managed to get my '79 Super Glide to crank over today. It's not ready to actually run but I wanted to see if the starter works. It does.

After I stopped, I saw a steady dribble of oil puking out from (I believe) a hose on the ride side, near the back. I know it has a dry sump system, so could a hose be clogged someplace and backing out the oil? It's pretty dirty under there, plus my wife reminded me we're supposed to go out tonight (anniversary) so I couldn't dig into the shadows to find the problem.

It sure made one hell of a mess on the driveway.
 
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Old 11-09-2012 | 06:25 PM
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No big deal.

The oil tank on your bike is mounted higher than the engine, and sometimes oil in the tank can leak past the check valve (in the oil pump) and accumulate in the bottom of the crankcase.

Put a drain pan under the bike and make sure the vent hose is pointed at the pan, fire it up.

Some oil will puke out of the vent hose, some will be scavenged back to the oil tank. Once you get all the oil scavenged out of the crankcase you can get an accurate check of the oil level in the tank.
 
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Old 11-09-2012 | 06:30 PM
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^^^^^what he said when it gets warmed up it'll stop, no big deal.
 
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Old 11-09-2012 | 06:43 PM
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If my Harley was doing what yours did and the wife came out and reminded me of an anniversary, she knows she would be crawled up under it looking for that oil leak if she wanted to go anywhere that night. You seem to also have a women problem.
 
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Old 11-09-2012 | 11:15 PM
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Common on older bikes , the check ball spring get weak or the seat gets egg shaped and they will leak by sitting for any length of time . Like has been said through a pan under and run her a bit after sitting . If it does this constantly , there's an easy fix I posted up in the tech tips section .

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/tech-...ll-repair.html
 
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Old 11-10-2012 | 05:06 PM
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Easiest solution to this issue is DON"T let 'em sit! Ride 'em and they won't puke!!!
 
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